Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
REVENUE REFORM.
TIE FOUR PROPORTIONS Now BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE.
What q conferree says-A Suggestive
Conversation Pert onai-Wiss and
Boutelle- Briefs.
From Our Regular Correspondent

PROPOSITIONS have been offered by the
friends Of internal-revenue reform, and
three have been accepted by the Ways
and Means Committee and those who
affiliate with them in tariff matters.
The fourth has not been rejected.
These propositions are as. follows: /.
The bill reported by the Judiciary
Committee abolishingminimump punish
ments and otherwise simplifying and
populariziDg the internal-revenue sys-
ten. 2. The bill reported by the Ways
and Means Committee abolishing store
keepers at small distilleries, preventing
the destruction OF stills, &c. 3. The
bill reported by the same committee
reducing the tax on fruit-brandies from
ninety to fifty cents per gallon, and
authorizing farmers to sell leaf tobacco
of their own raising free from tax and
without restriction. 4. The abolition
Of special license taxes on retail liquor
dealers or on manufacturers of stills.
Respecting these propositions one OF
the late conferrees said to-day: They
will give great relief, and Messrs. Nor
rjson and Carlisle can have such mea-
sures passed without difficulty, il they
care to do so. These gentlemen control
the Committee on Rules, and al they
have to do is to change any rule that
stands in the way" Further, this gem
tleman remarked: "The above bills
are on the calendar and can be brought
np whenever the managers of the House
decide to have them come up. The
whole question is in their hands. Here
tofore Mr.. Randall has been to blame
for not allowing the consideration OF
the tariff bill; now the blame rests on
other shoulders.
A CONVERSATION.
As showing the feeling between the
two wings of the party, the following
conversation, which occurred this morn
ing, is related:
First Democrat: There is chance
now for the passage OF bill to reduce
the tobacco-tax.
Second Democrat: How?
First Democrat: "By letting Ran.
Tucker or some man like him, who is
one of the prominent revenue-reformers
make the motion"
Second Democrat: " Do you expect
| Randall to vote for that proposition
after his treatment by the Speaker?
First Democrat: "Why shouldn'
he? He has all along said he desired
the abolition of internal taxes"
Second Democrat: "Td see EN- II
- before | would vote i'll favor o
their proposition after they had 81
ruthlessly refused to consider nine:
First Democrat: But they nigh
| 90 back and find a record against you
position in the vote of last year not t
consider the tariff bill.
Second Democrat: "Tfat is an ole
matter, and this il new question.
| First Democrat: " But the preceden
is good as against you because you hay
| lust arraigned the Speaker for takln
| revenge on Mr. Randall for his forme
action"
| The movement by Mr.. Henderson, O
| Iowa. supported by Mr.. Willis, OF Ken
tucky, to fIve the education blu e1
| empted from the operation of the pres
| sent rules and brought before the Hous
| for consideration viii end in defeat III
| less the Speakers decision Is reversed
| The decision of the Speaker IN IN
| morning, it is understood, will be ad
verse. Mr.. Willis and his co1dJut)r
think that they will be sustained on al
| peal.
NOTES.
| Mr.. Skinner introduced a resolu' o
discharging the Committee of I'll
Whole from the consideration of Houf
Joint resolution No. 164, concernin
the repeal of tobacco-taxes. 1t make
it q special order for next Saturda,
The resolution was referred to the Con
| mittee on Rules, where, If precedent
are of any force, the resolution WI
sweetly sleep the sleep of The just.
Colonel Cowles introduced bill fC
the relief of Rufus Lowe and G. N
Loftin. 1t releases them from Scout ty
ship on a distillery bond, contract &
Charlotte, in the Western district
North Carolina. ,
Mr.. Barbour introduced bill for IL
relief of District institution.
Mr.. Ifigg presented the petition
citizens Of the District asking for IL
passage OF the Colquitt bill,
Mr.. Henderson presented the petitio
of two northern Boards of Trade ask
ing for the passage Of measures of SCI
coast defence.
| Malone presented the petition {
citizens Of Fairfax, Bedford, and R)cl
ingham counties and Of the District {
Columbia asking for the passage OF I'll
Colquitt liquor-license bill:
To-day, in the House, the followlu
bills. received from the Senate, wei
referred: For the relief of the pc, una
ter at Boydton; for exchange of GU
with r.. L. Lee Battery Of Petersburg
and for holding terms of the Unite
States Circuit Court at Whining, IN:
Martins Bottom post-oftice, We
Virginia, has been changed to Marli
ton.
= A new post-ofice has been estabhshC
at Bland, Sampson county, n. G.
James NJ. Smith has been COMM
| stoned postmaster at Machpelah, n. c
Colonel Cabell was in his seat to-da
having returned from a sad mission
| the death of his sister.
Mr.. w. w. Scott says that bis 10
by the recent burning of his dwelil
! | at Gordonsville was only half coverC
by insurance. Very little of value VI
D | saved owing to the dense smoke.
S. Walton, of Virginia, and DIR. J. /
McAden, of Charlotte, n. c., are her
, In the matter of the Boutene resol
. | ton touching navo' employees, &C
Mr.. Wise supported the Buncombe pr
= position because he had been instruct
TO report it, and the committee thong
it Was best to do everything in
power to further the Maine malignant
:. alleged desire for information. 1t
said that Mr.. Wise was selected
make the report because it was know
that he would simply call the previo
: question and let the matter come TO
direct vote.
XIX CONGRESS-.